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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tawnamachugh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated in a low-lying position on the floor of Glencar valley. Overgrown subcircular area (int. diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.3m) NW-NE which is reduced to a scarp (H 1m) elsewhere, with traces of a fosse crossed by a causeway (Wth 2.8m) at S. The original entrance is not identified, but the monument is bisected by an E-W field bank, now partly removed. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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